T'ruah

T'ruah T’ruah brings the Torah’s ideals to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be human rights leaders.

- T'ruah mobilizes rabbis and their communities to protect human rights in the United States, Canada, Israel, and the occupied territories. This work includes engaging rabbis and Jewish communities in advocating to their elected officials; helping rabbis to testify in state legislatures about bills that affect human rights; and advocating for policies in the U.S., Canada, and Israel that protec

t the human rights of all residents.

- T'ruah trains rabbis and rabbinical students to be strong human rights leaders. Through our summer fellowship, a select cohort of rabbinical/cantorial students gain the experience and skills to be human rights leaders. Through our year-in-Israel program, more than 60 students studying in Jerusalem participate in monthly human rights experiences and reflection sessions. We run webinars and in-person seminars for rabbis to learn to write and place op-eds, and to bring human rights issues to their communities.

- T'ruah promotes rabbis and cantors as moral voices on the most crucial issues of the day. We place op-eds and media stories that feature rabbis bringing Jewish values to current human rights concerns. We have testified to the Senate and to federal agencies about issues ranging from solitary confinement to human trafficking to discrimination against American Muslims.

On Juneteenth, we honor generations of Black leaders, organizers, and communities who have fought to make liberation rea...
06/19/2026

On Juneteenth, we honor generations of Black leaders, organizers, and communities who have fought to make liberation real. Learn more about Freedom Summer: https://buff.ly/NtHXaFn

"We are mothers, daughters, sisters. We are women that are being unjustly imprisoned," said some women inside Delaney Ha...
06/19/2026

"We are mothers, daughters, sisters. We are women that are being unjustly imprisoned," said some women inside Delaney Hall in a video as nearly 40 women join the hunger strike that has been ongoing since May 22.

They have added gender-specific demands to the strike, including the firing of a guard they say has sexually assaulted women inside.

This has brought renewed energy to the strike as many hunger strikers have been transferred out of Delaney Hall.

We are rooting for these courageous women and urge GEO Group to meet their demands.

“We are mothers, daughters, sisters. We are women that are being unjustly imprisoned,” the women said in a video.

NEW: A d'var Torah from Rabbi Anna Boswell-Levy for Korach: "What is the source of holiness? And how do we lead with hol...
06/18/2026

NEW: A d'var Torah from Rabbi Anna Boswell-Levy for Korach: "What is the source of holiness? And how do we lead with holiness at a time of deep divisions, divisiveness, and disinformation?"
(Fun fact: Rabbi Boswell-Levy was the first ever author of a T'ruah weekly d'var Torah!)

What is the source of holiness? And how do we lead with holiness at a time of deep divisions, divisiveness, and disinformation? In this week’s Torah portion, Korach, a nobleman and cousin of Moses, challenges Moses’ authority to lead and rebukes him publicly, accusing him, “You have gone too f...

The FBI raids on Ohio Organizing Collaborative's offices and staff are extremely alarming. For 20 years, OOC has helped ...
06/17/2026

The FBI raids on Ohio Organizing Collaborative's offices and staff are extremely alarming. For 20 years, OOC has helped people across Ohio exercise their freedom to vote. These raids appear to be intended to intimidate voting rights organizations and stop votes cast by Black and brown voters from being counted in order to influence election outcomes.

We stand with OOC and all organizers working to protect our freedom to vote.

Because in America, voters choose our leaders. Not the other way around.

The Justice Department investigation is focused on the group’s voter registration efforts, and is part of the administration’s ongoing effort to pursue allegations of voter fraud.

We welcome the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but many questions remain unanswered.
06/17/2026

We welcome the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but many questions remain unanswered.

06/15/2026

What is Gaza’s Yellow Line? How can American Jews respond to what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza in a way that lifts up our Jewish values? T’ruah’s Rabbi Jonah Winer explains.

"Judaism doesn’t tell us how to vote or recommend particular policies. What it does is offer a framework of values and o...
06/11/2026

"Judaism doesn’t tell us how to vote or recommend particular policies. What it does is offer a framework of values and obligations that can help shape how we think. And when we approach the question of health care through that framework, Judaism suggests a striking conclusion: A society is judged by whether its people are able to live healthy and dignified lives."

I’ve been thinking lately about the meaning of health care. Do we have a right to have our basic health needs cared for? Is health care a commodity to be determined by the market? Is it something we “owe” each other? This week’s Torah portion has something to teach us about this debate.  Of...

"Congress’s approval of this bill is an utter betrayal of our Jewish and human values." https://buff.ly/SlhEtXe
06/10/2026

"Congress’s approval of this bill is an utter betrayal of our Jewish and human values." https://buff.ly/SlhEtXe

Yesterday, the House passed a dangerous bill that will give a further $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights condemned this bill, warning that it will fund ...

In a climate of oppression and dehumanization, violence thrives. Can we find another way?
06/09/2026

In a climate of oppression and dehumanization, violence thrives. Can we find another way?

Praying for everyone in harm's way.
06/08/2026

Praying for everyone in harm's way.

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